"Let them think I throw it (spitball).
That gives me an edge because it's another pitch they have to worry about\"

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Originally signed by the New York Yankees as
a free agent in 1947, Lew Burdette would come back
to beat the Yankees 3 times in the 1957 World Series. All three of Burdettes
World Series wins were complete
games, including 2 shut-outs.